Porth Ceriad Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.79° N 4.51° W

Porth Ceriad 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Porth Ceriad sea temperature is
19.4° C
3.5° 

Porth Ceriad surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Porth Ceriad today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Porth Ceriad at 3AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

Table - waves today at Porth Ceriad. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
7
0.9
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
100
102
54
43
27
20
10
10
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
10
9
8
9
8
8
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
35
N
35
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
1:41AM3.34m
2:05PM3.11m
2:38AM2.96m
3:15PM2.85m
4:06AM2.73m
4:55PM2.79m
Low Tide
8:25AM1.34m
8:46PM1.43m
9:17AM1.59m
10:04PM1.63m
10:53AM1.71m
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
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clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:34
8:31
8:30
 mm
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
16
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
15
15
Feels °C
12
11
11
10
11
9
9
10
9
8
8
9
10
12
13
9
10
9
9
10
10
10
12
12
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